Jakarta

Eat and meet

Jakarta

Shanghai Blue 1920

Classy cocktail bar

Jalan Kebon Sirih Raya 79, Jakarta

Owned by the luxury hotel group that also boasts Samara next door, Shanghai Blue is a classy cocktail bar cum Chinese restaurant. It somehow pulls together two separate concepts and marries them with all the success and style we have come to except from these operators. The cocktails here do ... read more
Samara

Fantastic upmarket restaurant

Jalan Kebon Sirih Raya 77, Jakarta

Owned by the luxury boutique hotel group Tugu, Samara takes the class of their themed hotels and transplants it very successfully into the restaurant scene. Samara is tastefully decorated in a modern Middle Eastern-style which closely mirrors much of the food on the menu. The food is primarily ... read more
Daoen Sirih Food Garden

Fantastic food court

Jalan Kebon Sirih Kav 41-41, Jakarta

This food court in a large thatched hut around the corner from Jalan Jaksa is the place to come for authentic local food in a relaxed and amiable atmosphere. Approximately 20 stalls sell everything from nasi goreng to delicious spicy soups. It really is a fantastic way of exposing yourself to ... read more
Sabang 16 Coffee Shop

Great coffee

Jalan Sabang 16b, Jakarta

Located on Jalan Sabang just around the corner from Jalan Jaksa, Sabang 16 is a fantastic tiny coffee shop You'll find it serving up delicious coffees from right across Indonesia including the famed Sumatra Lintong. The coffee is usually served black to allow the full flavour of the coffee to ... read more
Margo Cafe

Classic backpacker shack

Jalan Jaksa, Jakarta

This cafe is a classic backpacker shack serving up cheap meals in comfortable surrounds. The menu here is extensive and covers a range of Indonesian and Western foods as well as cheap beer. Some might say the menu is a little too extensive. Lots of travellers come here to relax, surf the free ... read more
Memories Cafe

Cheap beer

Jalan Jaksa No.17, Jakarta

This is a typical backpacker haunt which has operated for years in the same spot. What makes this place so successful is the very safe looking menu and most importantly the cheap beer -- so cheap in fact that this place is often heaving at night time with people from all over the world drinking to ... read more
Weston

Cheap and not so crowded

Jalan Kebon Sirih No. 40, Jakarta

Located just off Jalan Jaksa, Weston serves up delicious meals in a slightly better than warung environment with a quality and variance you can't get in a warung. Choose from steak and vegetables, French fries, spag bol and soup at prices only slightly higher than those at nearby warungs. This ... read more
KL Village Kopitiam

Good for Indonesian food

Jalan Jaksa

KL Village Kopitiam is the place to come for a good selection of Indonesian food in clean surrounds. On offer is fried chicken, Indonesian toast with interesting toppings and a variety of refreshing fruit juices. You'll find this place popular with locals rather than foreigners which is all the ... read more
Cafe Batavia

Very expensive

Taman Fatahillah, Kota, Jakarta

Cafe Batavia is a typical tourist cafe in the heart of a typical tourist district and is priced accordingly. The food here is tasty, but nothing special, and the cocktail selection is impressive. The main reason to visit is to gaze at the magnificent interior of the fabulous building in which the ... read more